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PennDOT and the Pennsylvania State Police say they are doing everything they can to prevent a travel nightmare as Pope Francis visits Philadelphia this weekend. Still, if you are planning to travel to the southeastern corner of the state in the next couple of days, please note the following. Portions of the section of Interstate…

With no grand prize winner emerging from Wednesday night’s drawing, game officials are now estimating the annuity value of the jackpot in this Saturday’s night’s Powerball Lottery to stand at $267 million. The estimated one-time cash value of the top prize is posted at $169 million. Pennsylvania Lottery officials say the most valuable ticket sold…

Neil Walker recorded a career-high six RBI’s on Wednesday night, piloting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-7 win in Denver over the Colorado Rockies and to a spot in this year’s National League playoffs. In helping the Pirates (92-60) to their fifth straight win, Walker went 4-for-5 with a home run, three singles and a walk. …

The son of a Townville man whose body was found in his Mercer Road home on Tuesday has been arrested in Centre County following what police there described as a high-speed chase. State Police officials say 33 year-old Dustin Halsaver was stopped Tuesday night while he was driving his father’s truck. The body of his…

For the twelfth time in his NFL career, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been named the AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week. On Sunday, Roethlisberger completed 21-of-27 passes for 369 yards and three touchdowns as the Steelers routed San Francisco 43-18 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger’s passer rating was calculated at 155.8. Roethlisberger recorded his 39th…

Investigators are seeking information on the death of a Townville man which police say was a homicide. The body of 74 year-old Kenneth Halsaver was found in his home on Mercer Road on Tuesday after Halsaver did not report for work in the morning. Investigators have confirmed they are treating the issue as a homicide…

In one of the shortest sessions on record, the state House of Representatives convened just long enough on Tuesday to position the Senate’s stopgap budget bills so that the House can vote on them later this week. The decision to consider no other business on Tuesday reportedly came about because of concerns over heavy traffic…

Hall-of-Fame catcher Yogi Berra died of natural causes Tuesday at his home in New Jersey. Lawrence “Yogi” Berra was 90. Berra played for the New York Yankees from 1946 through 1965. Fourteen of those teams went to the World Series. Berra played in more World Series games (75) than any other Major Leaguer. He still…

Starling Marte recorded two more hits and drove home two more runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates (91-60) lowered their “magic number” for clinching a playoff spot to “one” with a 6-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Denver. The next win by the Pirates or the next loss by the San Francisco…

Phil Kessel scored a pair of goals and five other players found the net on Tuesday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins posted a 7-3 victory in the second of their eight NHL preseason games, and the first played at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Kris Letang tallied a goal and three assists, and Sidney Crosby, Olli…